Code the Dream¡Oye!
¡Oye! by Code the Dream enables organizations to send mass and one-on-one text messages without needing a separate app.
Small to midsize organizations sending text messages to their constituents · Pilot program ends June 1, 2026. Last day to enroll is January 31, 2026. · Pilot partners pay only the pass-through costs of messaging. Enrollment and registration with The Campaign Registry cost $19 for a single campaign: $4 for Brand Registration and $15 for Campaign Registration.
From codethedream.org/oye ↗About this program
¡Oye! is a browser-based broadcast text messaging platform for organizations that want to use the direct connection of SMS and MMS texting to communicate with their constituents. Our partners use ¡Oye! to send important alerts about their programs and services and have ongoing one-on-one interactions with their contacts.
Code the Dream has opened up a pilot program for small to midsize organizations to try out the ¡Oye! platform while paying only the pass-through costs of messaging. Read on for more details, or fill out our partner information form below to see if ¡Oye! is a good fit for your organization's texting needs.
Pilot program ends June 1, 2026. Last day to enroll is January 31, 2026.
Texting is a powerful way to communicate with anybody who has a mobile phone, without the need for them to adopt another specialized mobile app (or for you to maintain one). However, the always-changing consumer protection regulations in the wireless network industry impact the way organizations can use text messaging to communicate with large groups of people at once.
On the ¡Oye! platform, organizations can quickly upload their contact lists, estimate message costs, and send broadcast messages with just a few clicks. Recipients can manage their customer-facing group subscriptions and other preferences by texting the built-in ¡Oye! interface, and administrators can manage contact data through private internal tags. In addition to larger-scale broadcasts, agency staff or volunteers can interact with individual recipients in a one-on-one text thread for a personalized conversation, without ever leaving the ¡Oye! platform.
Questions
Is there a cost to join the pilot program?
The ¡Oye! pilot program allows partner organizations to use this platform to broadcast messages at cost. That means you pay only the pass-through costs of registering your organization with the governing entity, owning your phone number, and sending messages to your recipients.
Why do organizations need to register to send mass texts?
Anyone that wants to send mass texts must register their entity as a Brand, and their message content as a Campaign, to avoid their messages being marked as spam or going undelivered.
How much does the phone number cost?
The phone number that your organization will send messages from costs approximately $1.20 per month, and you can purchase a number that uses your local area code. (Actual cost may be lower or higher, depending on number selected.)
Are messages sent internationally supported?
Messages sent internationally (including to Mexico) incur a much higher cost and are not supported at this time.
Details
- Who
- Small to midsize organizations sending text messages to their constituents
- When
- Pilot program ends June 1, 2026. Last day to enroll is January 31, 2026.
- Where
- Online
- Cost
- Pilot partners pay only the pass-through costs of messaging. Enrollment and registration with The Campaign Registry cost $19 for a single campaign: $4 for Brand
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